January 2009
How Gmail destroyed Outlook. →
As of this week, Gmail has reached perfection: You no longer have to be online to read or write messages. Desktop programs like Microsoft Outlook have always been able to access your old mail. There is a certain bliss to this; if you’ve got a pile of letters that demand well-composed, delicate responses (say you’re explaining to your boss why you ordered that $85,000 rug), unplugging...
I love this model:
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Cox ready to throttle P2P, non "time sensitive"... →
It takes guts—or perhaps something a bit further down the anatomy—to wait until Comcast has been smacked down for singling out P2P, the Obama administration has come to power, and Democrat Michael Copps (temporarily) heads the FCC to roll out a new Internet traffic management system that delays only some kinds of content during moments of congestion.
But that’s exactly what Cox Cable, the...
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
“The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting.”
– Gloria Leonard
So I have become addicted to both Glenn Beck’s and Tiffany Granath’s talk shows….how is that for a crazy dichotomy?
Music is Happiness - The Octopus Project
Whatever You Like - T.I.
“People do it everyday, they talk to themselves… they see themselves as they’d...”
– Tyler Durden (via movieoftheweek)
NYT Settles Absurd Copyright Suit, Agrees To Stop... →
The New York Times Company (NYT) has settled out of court with rival newspaper publisher GateHouse, ending their copyright suit.
The Times agreed to remove links to (and lead sentences from) GateHouse stories from the Boston Globe’s Web site, Boston.com. The Globe aggregates town-by-town news content from various blogs and news sites in a section called Your Town.
AP: GateHouse claimed...
RIAA seeks sanctions against Harvard Law School... →
Joel Tenenbaum’s file-swapping case is being handled by a Harvard Law prof and his students, but the RIAA wants Professor Nesson censured and fined after he tries to depose a mysterious music industry lawyer.
PS3 From Bad To Worse: Game Publishers Abandoning... →
Bethesda Softworks’ “Fallout 3,” available for the PC, X360, and PS3, is the type of videogame publishers dream of making: Critically and commercially successful, Fallout swept “best of” lists in the gaming press last year, winning “Game of the Year” accolades on Gamasutra, Gamespy, Gamesradar, IGN, and numerous other high-profile sites.
Even better, once...
Hamas tried to hijack ambulances during Gaza war →
PALESTINIAN civilians living in Gaza during the three-week war with Israel have spoken of the challenge of being caught between Hamas and Israeli soldiers as the radical Islamic movement that controls the Gaza strip attempted to hijack ambulances.
Mohammed Shriteh, 30, is an ambulance driver registered with and trained by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
His first day of work in the al-Quds...
DEA Must End Raids on Medical Marijuana Providers →
There may be a new president, but in DEA-land, it’s still business as usual — at least for the time being. On Thursday, just two days after President Barack Obama was sworn into office, DEA officials raided the office of a California medical marijuana provider, as well as two medical grow houses in Colorado. Is this behavior the final gasp of a dying regime, or an unfortunate harbinger of things...
Band Website Displays Copyright Claim from its Own... →
The above screenshot, taken earlier today, shows a video posted to Death Cab for Cutie’s Official Website. The message is a copyright claim from the band’s own label, Warner Music Group. Yes, you read that correctly.
Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now - Joss Stone...
Me: Do guys really carry condoms in their wallets. [My two guy friends exchange a glance].
In unison: When I was younger...
[Conversation then devolves into how a condom gets messed up and folded in that way, and leaves the "tell-tale" circle.]
S: I keep one in my bag though. It's the emergency one.
Me: What, in case a girl comes up to you and says "fuck me in the bathroom right now."
S: Yeah.
Me: Seriously, when do you give that dream up.
S: Never.
*You never give up on dreams, don't you know that!
This makes me think of Fenway!
Dirty Water - The...
idontblog:
drned:
Neil Diamond “Sweet Caroline”
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10 Web Sites That Will Matter in 2009 - PC World →
Arguably, 2008 was the year of Twitter, Facebook, and Hulu. Come January of next year, I wonder what Web sites we’ll agree were the ones that really mattered in 2009. In fact I’ll do more than wonder: I’m going to stick my neck out and try to make a few educated predictions. And I’ll choose them from among the sea of new or up-and-coming sites you may not even have heard of...
